We all wear dark glasses now

The story describes a world of the future in which there are two entirely different groups of people, one involved in the development and reproduction of the industrial base of the country and ruled by a centrally controlled virtual reality that is subject to constant innovation through a totally controlling fashion machine. The ruling group who control and maintain the other group have access to the full richness of the technology they administer and use to keep the world in order and are free to experience reality in an entirely different way. This is about the way that a breakdown in the system is dealt with and is told from the perspective of a third party observing these two groups Keywords. Virtual reality, augmented reality, reality, illusion, prosthetics

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: INTENV
• Authors: Graham Clarke, Malcolm Lear
• Keywords: Constant Innovation, Controlled Virtual Reality, Emerging Technology, INTENV 2010, Virtual Reality